EP0082713B1 - Dispositif pour balayer un original pour copieurs à rapport d'agrandissement variable - Google Patents

Dispositif pour balayer un original pour copieurs à rapport d'agrandissement variable Download PDF

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EP0082713B1
EP0082713B1 EP82306805A EP82306805A EP0082713B1 EP 0082713 B1 EP0082713 B1 EP 0082713B1 EP 82306805 A EP82306805 A EP 82306805A EP 82306805 A EP82306805 A EP 82306805A EP 0082713 B1 EP0082713 B1 EP 0082713B1
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Luciano Rattin
Amerigo Vigliermo
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B27/00—Photographic printing apparatus
    • G03B27/32—Projection printing apparatus, e.g. enlarger, copying camera
    • G03B27/52—Details
    • G03B27/522—Projection optics
    • G03B27/525—Projection optics for slit exposure
    • G03B27/526—Projection optics for slit exposure in which the projection optics move
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/04—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
    • G03G15/041—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material with variable magnification

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for scanning an original, for copier machines, with a continuously variable reducingenlargement ratio, and to the associated control circuit.
  • a first carriage which carries a lamp and a first mirror is moved parallel to the surface for exposure of the original, at a constant speed V a .
  • a second carriage which carries one or more mirrors is moved parallel to the first carriage at a speed V,/2.
  • the movement of the second carriage is derived from the first carriage by means of a pulley rotatably mounted on the second carriage and a cable having one end anchored to the first carriage, and the other end anchored to a fixed point of the frame structure (EP-A-30686).
  • the speed V of the first carriage is equal to the peripheral speed of the drum on which the latent image of the original is formed, while the speed V,/2 of the second carriage is necessary to maintain constant the length of the optical path of the light rays during the scanning stroke of the first carriage.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a further improvement in such apparatus for scanning an original, the improved apparatus being structurally simple, small in dimensions and reliable in operation.
  • the above-mentioned object is met by the scanning apparatus according to the invention which is characterised in the manner set forth in claim 1.
  • the original scanning apparatus for a copier comprises two carriages 10 and 12 which are slidable on guides G and G' respectively, parallel to a surface 14 for exposure of an original 15.
  • the carriage 10. carries a lamp L for illuminating the original 15, while the two carriages 10 and 12 respectively carry mirrors 18 and 20 which are oriented in such a way as to direct the light beam F reflected by the original 15 towards an objective lens 25.
  • the lens 25 focuses the beam F, after further reflection at a fixed mirror 27, onto a drum 30 (image receptor) which is rotatable on the frame structure 11 of the copier, at a constant, predetermined peripheral speed V.
  • the two carriages 10 and 12 are required to move at speeds relative to each other in a constant ratio equal to 1:2 to maintain the image of the original constantly focused on the drum 30 throughout the -scanning movement of the carriage 10; thus, when the carriage 10 is at the end of its travel at 10' (see Figure 1), the carriage 12 will have covered a distance equal to half the travel of the carriage 10, and will be at position 12'.
  • each of the two carriages 10 and 12 is moved by its own autonomous d.c. motor M1 and M2 respectively, (Fig. 2), each motor being controlled independently of the others, as will be described hereinafter.
  • the two carriages 10 and 12 are moved by belts 34 and 36 which are respectively anchored at points 37 and 38 on the carriages 10 and 12.
  • the belts 34 and 36 are respectively passed around two pairs of pulleys 40, 40' and 42,42', of which the pulleys 40 and 42 are of larger and smaller diameters and are fixed on spaced, parallel shafts 44 and 46 which are rotatable in the frame structure 11 of the copier.
  • the pulleys 40 and 40' are of equal diameter and the pulleys 42 and 42' are of equal diameter, the pulleys 40' and 42' being loose on a common shaft spaced from the shafts 44 and 46.
  • the shafts 44 and 46 are respectively rotated by the two d.c. motors M1 and M2 by means of belt transmissions 49 and 50 respectively.
  • the motor M1 drives the belt 49 to rotate a pulley 52 which is fixed to one end 45 of the shaft 44.
  • the motor M2 drives the belt 50 to rotate a pulley 54 which is fixed on the shaft 46.
  • the lens 25 is axially movable to permit correct focusing of the image of the original which is reflected onto the drum 30 in various conditions of enlargement or reduction.
  • the lens 25 is moved by means of a stepping motor MP which rotates a screw 52 which is engaged in a support 53 for the lens 25 which is movable on the frame structure .11.
  • Each encoder generates two periodic signals which are phase-shifted at 90° relative to each other, plus a zero signal, in each revolution of the encoder, such signals therefore being representative, as is known, of the speed, direction of rotation and angular motion of the shaft on which the encoder is fitted.
  • the above-described scanning apparatus is controlled, during operation thereof, by a control circuit indicated by the block circuit diagram shown in Figure 3.
  • the desired reducing ratio can be manually set by operating a rotary knob 140 (see Figure 6) which is provided with a pointer 142 and which is movable to .the various reducing positions indicated by RD and enlarging positions indicated by EN.
  • the knob 140 acts on an analog-digital converter 144 which passes information representing the set reducing or enlarging ratio to the unit 102 by way of a connection 146.
  • the unit 102 in dependence on the information received from the converter 144, also controls a direction selector 128 connected to an amplifier 122 for selecting in known manner a voltage for supplying power to the motor M1, to cause it to rotate at a predetermined speed in relation to the set reducing or enlarging ratio.
  • the signal ERR is converted into an analog form by a converter 120 and applied to the power amplifier 122 which supplies power to the motor M1, so that any variation in speed of the motor M1 is immediately nullified, by virtue of the action of the feedback circuit formed by the components E1, 115, 114 and 120.
  • the encoder E1 is also connected to the unit 102 by way of a connection 125, for transmitting thereto a signal PA which is indicative of the instantaneous angular position of the motor M1, and a strobe signal ST which is generated by the encoder E1 in each revolution of the motor M1.
  • the motor M2 which moves the carriage 12 must rotate at a constant speed which is half the speed of the motor M1. That is effected by means of an mplifier 122' which is similar to the amplifier 122 and which, under the control of the speed selector 128, supplies the motor M2 with power which is half that of the amplifier 122.
  • Control of the speed of the motor M2 is effected in generally the same manner as in respect of the motor M1, except that the reference frequency supplied to a phase comparator 114' similar to the comparator 114 is derived in this case from the generator 110 by way of a divider 127 for dividing by two.
  • the drum 30 rotates at a constant peripheral speed V (see Figure 1) which is the same as the speed at which the carriage 10 is to move when the reducing ratio is 1:1.
  • the peripheral speed of the drum 30 is kept constant at the nominal value V with any one of the control circuits which are known in the art, that circuit not being shown in the drawings.
  • the control circuit uses a signal RA which is generated by an encoder EY connected to the rotary shaft 31 of the drum 30.
  • the motor M1 should move the carriage 10 at a speed V c which differs from the peripheral speed V of the drum by a relative amount which is not higher than a preset value, for example between 0.0005 and 0.01, since the consequence of such a difference in speed on the quality of the copy may be deemed to be generally negligible.
  • the control circuit signals the anomaly and operation of the copier is stopped at the end of the copying cycle which is in the course of being performed.
  • the circuit shown in Figure 3 has a comparator 130 which receives from the encoders E1 and ET, signals CV1 and CVT respectively, which represent the speeds of the carriage 10 and the drum 30 respectively.
  • the comparator 130 is arranged in such a way as to emit a signal EV at logic level 0 at an output 132 connected to the unit 102, if the difference between the speed V of the carriage 10 relative to the peripheral speed V of the drum 30 is lower than the preset value ⁇ V. In the opposite situation, the comparator 130 produces the signal EV at logic level 1.
  • the control unit 102 is so programmed as to generate at an output 134 a signal JV which can be used in one of the known ways to signal a fault.
  • the unit 102 is also programmed to signal a difference between the speed of the carriage 12, with respect to the carriage 10.
  • the comparator 130 receives a signal CV2 indicating the speed of the carriage 12, on a line 136 carrying the output of the encoder E2.
  • the signal CV2 is compared in the comparator 130 to the signal CV1 relating to the carriage 10 and, when the two speeds differ from each other by an amount which is greater than of the order of 0.005, the comparator applies a signal EV' at level 1 to the unit 102, on a line 133.
  • the unit 102 produces a signal JV' which can be used in known manner to signal the presence of a fault.
  • the unit 102 also provides, on the basis of the signal EV1, for inhibiting operation of the copier at the end of the cycle being performed.
  • Figure 4 shows a flow chart in respect of the program executed by the unit 102 during the phase of preliminary positioning of the carriages 10, 12.
  • the unit 102 checks (block 160) if the carriages 10 and 12 are in the correct position of zero position in which (see Figures 1 and 2) two references 93 and 94 which are respectively fixed to the carriages 10 and 12 are disposed facing the respective sensors S1 and S2. Each time that the references 93 and 94 pass in front of the respective sensors S1 and S2, a pulse is passed to the unit 102 on lines 95 and 96.
  • the unit 102 by means of the speed selector 128 and the generator 110, sets a predetermined speed of return movement of the carriages to the zero position from whatever position in which they are disposed (block 162). Accordingly, the motors M1 and M2 are supplied with power by the amplifiers 122 and 122' for the return movement to the zero position (block 164).
  • the block 166 indicates that the unit 102 is checking the movement of the carriages in front of the sensors S1 and S2.
  • Block 168 When the sensors supply their pulses to the unit 102 indicating movement of the carriages therepast, by way of the lines 95 and 96, the unit lQ2 operates to reverse the direction of movement of the carriages 10, 12 at a slow speed, for example 1/10th of the scanning speed (block 168). Blocks 170 and 172 successively indicate that the unit 102 is checking whether the carriages are passing the sensors S1 and S2 for a second time and, in the affirmative case, it takes steps to stop the motors M1 and M2 as soon as the encoders E1 and E2 produce the signal ST on the connection 125. At that point, the copier remains in the WAIT state, ready to initiate a copying cycle.
  • Figure 5 shows a flow chart in respect of the program executed by the control unit 102 for checking the movement of the carriages 10 and 12 during the copying cycle.
  • a PRINT button (not shown in the drawings) of the copier is pressed, to initiate a copying cycle, the unit 102 checks (block 180 in Figure 5) if the information supplied by the converter 144 contains a request for reduction or enlargement.
  • the unit 102 calculates the fresh value of the distance D' (see Figure 2) of the carriage 12 with respect to the carriage 10 and the fresh position of the lens 25 on the basis of a calculation table contained in the memory 107, and accordingly supplies power to the motor M2 and the motor MP to position the carriage 12 and the lens 25 at their respective fresh positions.
  • the comparison blocks 190 and 194 indicates that the unit 102 is checking if the carriage 12 and the lens 25 have assumed the position calculated in the blocks 184 and 186.
  • the following block 202 contains the instructions for calculating the speeds of the carriages 10 and 12 on the basis of the reducing or enlarging ratio set in the converter 144.
  • the unit 102 selects the speed by means of the speed selector 128 and controls the generator 110 to generate a frequency corresponding to the set speed, for checking thereof. Consequently, the motors M1 and M2 are supplied with power from the amplifiers 122 and 122' (block 204). If there is no reduction or enlargement, control passes directly from decision 180 to block 204 and the motors M1 and M2 employ the preset speeds for normal 1:1 copying.
  • the comparator 130 compares the speed signals CV2 and CV1 respectively supplied by the encoders E2 and E1 and applies the signal EV at logic level 0 to the unit 102 if the speeds of the two . carriages are within the above-indicated tolerances, while signal EV goes to logic level 1 if the two speeds differ excessively (block 220).
  • the comparator periodically compares the speed of the carriage 10 to the speed of the drum 30 (block 224).
  • the comparator 130 applies signals EV or EV' at logic level 1 to the unit 102, operation of tme copier is halted at the end of the cycle being performed, in accordance with the instructions of block 226.
  • the two motors M1 and M2 required in accordance with the present invention may be d.c. or a.c. motors, d.c. brushless motors or any other electrically controllable actuators.

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1. Appareil pour analyser un original, pour des machines de copiage, comportant un système optique mobile, comprenant un récepteur rotatif d'image (30) et des premier et second chariots porteurs de miroirs (10, 12) qui sont mobiles parallèlement à l'original à des vitesses relatives préréglées pour effectuer l'opération d'analyse, caractérisé en ce que le premier et le second chariot (10,12) comportent des premier et second moteurs électriques (M1, M2) autonomes correspondants et en ce qu'il est prévu un circuit de commande pouvant actionner les moteurs de chariots (M1 et M2) indépendamment l'un de l'autre et indépendamment du mouvement du récepteur rotatif d'image (30), le circuit de commande comprenant un générateur de fréquence (110) produisant des impulsions de fréquence de référence pour le premier moteur (M1) et un diviseur de fréquence (127) relié au générateur de fréquence (110) pour produire des impulsions de fréquence de référence pour le second moteur (M2).
2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de commande comprend une unité de commande (102) pour commander les variations des vitesses de chacun des moteurs autonomes (M1, M2), une première section (114, 120, 122, E1 ) pour commander le premier moteur (M1), et une seconde section (114', 120', 122', E2) pour commander le second moteur (M2), et en ce , que le générateur (110) produit des fréquences de référence qui sont sélectivement variables en fonction d'un facteur d'agrandissement/réduction préréglé qui est commandé par l'unité de commande (102), afin d'établir les vitesse relatives correctes des premier et second chariots (10, 12).
3. Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de commande comprend un comparateur (130) pour comparer les vitesses relatives des premier et second chariots -(10, 12) et pour produire un signal d'erreur (EV) quand les vitesses relatives différent l'une de l'autre de plus d'une valeur prédéterminée.
4. Appareil selon les revendications 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de commande actionne le second moteur (M2) seul avant l'opération d'analyse afin d'établir une position initiale (D') du second chariot (12) en fonction d'un facteur d'agrandissement/réduction préréglé.
5. Appareil selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier chariot (10) et le récepteur d'image (30) sont déplacés à des vitesses telles que leur rapport dépend du facteur d'agrandissiment/réduction, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de commande comprend un comparateur (130) pour comparer les vitesses du premier chariot (10) et du récepteur d'image (30) et pour produire un signal d'erreur (EV') quand les vitesses rotatives diffèrent l'une de l'autre de plus d'une valeur prédéterminée.
6. Appareil selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chacun des moteurs autonomes (Ml, M2) est relié cinématiquement au chariot correspondant (10, 12) au moyen de poulies (40,42) qui sont montées de façon tournante sur le châssis (11) de l'appareil, chacun des chariots (10, 12) étant relié à la poulie correspondante au moyen d'un câble (34, 36).
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